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All hypersensitive synonyms

hy·per·sen·si·tive
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adj hypersensitive

  • material — the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed: Stone is a durable material.
  • impressionable — easily impressed or influenced; susceptible: an impressionable youngster.
  • moody — given to gloomy, depressed, or sullen moods; ill-humored.
  • susceptible — admitting or capable of some specified treatment: susceptible of a high polish; susceptible to various interpretations.
  • tricky — given to or characterized by deceitful tricks; crafty; wily.
  • precise — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
  • tense — in a state of mental or nervous strain; high-strung; taut: a tense person.
  • keen — finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
  • nervous — highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
  • receptive — having the quality of receiving, taking in, or admitting.
  • conscious — If you are conscious of something, you notice it or realize that it is happening.
  • touchy — apt to take offense on slight provocation; irritable: He is very touchy when he's sick.
  • perceptive — having or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition: a perceptive analysis of the problems involved.
  • unstable — not stable; not firm or firmly fixed; unsteady.
  • delicate — Something that is delicate is small and beautifully shaped.
  • responsive — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
  • impatient — not patient; not accepting delay, opposition, pain, etc., with calm or patience.
  • mercurial — changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic: a mercurial nature.
  • ornery — ugly and unpleasant in disposition or temper: No one can get along with my ornery cousin.
  • capricious — Someone who is capricious often changes their mind unexpectedly.
  • headstrong — determined to have one's own way; willful; stubborn; obstinate: a headstrong young man.
  • unpredictable — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
  • fickle — Changing frequently, esp. as regards one's loyalties, interests, or affection.
  • volatile — evaporating rapidly; passing off readily in the form of vapor: Acetone is a volatile solvent.
  • unreliable — not reliable; not to be relied or depended on.
  • thin-skinned — having a thin skin.
  • passionate — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
  • raw — uncooked, as articles of food: a raw carrot.
  • inflamed — to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
  • aching — causing physical pain or distress: treatment for an aching back.
  • bruised — injured in a way that causes discoloration to the skin
  • jumpy — subject to sudden, involuntary starts, especially from nervousness, fear, excitement, etc.
  • testy — irritably impatient; touchy.
  • uptight — tense, nervous, or jittery.
  • risky — attended with or involving risk; hazardous: a risky undertaking.
  • dicey — Something that is dicey is slightly dangerous or uncertain.
  • knowing — affecting, implying, or deliberately revealing shrewd knowledge of secret or private information: a knowing glance.
  • seeing — the act of a person who sees.
  • acute — An acute accent is a symbol that is placed over vowels in some languages in order to indicate how that vowel is pronounced or over one letter in a word to indicate where it is stressed. You refer to a letter with this accent as, for example, e acute. For example, there is an acute accent over the letter 'e' in the French word 'café'.
  • psychic — of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical).
  • understanding — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
  • feeling — a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching: the soft feel of cotton.
  • fine — of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade: fine wine.
  • smarting — to be a source of sharp, local, and usually superficial pain, as a wound.
  • irritated — angered, provoked, or annoyed.
  • affected — If you describe someone's behaviour as affected, you disapprove of the fact that they behave in an unnatural way that is intended to impress other people.
  • sensitive — endowed with sensation; having perception through the senses.
  • dyspathy — antipathy.
  • cognizant — If someone is cognizant of something, they are aware of it or understand it.
  • high-strung — at great tension; highly excitable or nervous; edgy: high-strung nerves; a high-strung person.
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